Agricultural production in Nigeria

Nigeria lies between Longitudes 2° 49' E and 14° 37' E and Latitudes 4° 16' N and 13° 52' North of the Equator. The climate is tropical, characterized by high temperatures and humidity as well as marked wet and dry seasons, though there...

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History of Production and Processing of Edible Oil in Nigeria

Oil palm and ground nut oil are the first generation of vegetable oil to be produced and processed at commercial scale in Nigeria. Ground nut oil is produced from leguminous plant in the Northern part of the country and oil palm is grown in ...

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Origin of oil palm

It is generally agreed that the Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) originated in the tropical rain forestregion of West Africa. The main belt runs through the southern latitudes of Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo and into the...

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